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Originally Posted by fredr123
You can convince the first appearance crown to amend the ticket to a different charge that carries a lesser penalty (demerits and fine). Speeding up to but not exceeding 15kmph over the speed limit carries a 2 demerit penalty. Two demerits is as low as the demerit system goes.
In the past you could go to the Crown and say "I'll plead guilty and pay the fine if you drop the demerits" and the Crown would go "Sold!" That isn't possible anymore and I probably wasn't very clear about what I was attempting to say.
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Actually, it is still possible, its just not automatic like it used to be. I have 2 friends who got all demerits reduced in the last month, and I expect I'll be able to do the same for a ticket I got two weeks ago. You have to know what you're doing and what it takes to get the Crown to agree.